Burns Rev Thomas (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New. In.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR FINE. CLEAN RED CLOTH BOARDS AND SPINE, SLIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS, LETTERING BRIGHT, BINDING TIGHT, HINGES STRONG. INTERIOR CLEAN WITHOUT WRITING OR MARKS. Preface by the Very Rev. James MacGregor.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Pp.xv,275. Described as "a mine of information" on the Records and Properties of the Church of Scotland.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Spine Creased With Denting To Ends, Boards Showing A Little Discolouration Towards Edges. All Pages Clean And Tightly Bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. A substantial and scholarly late-Victorian study of Scottish ecclesiastical silver. Rev. Thomas Burns's Old Scottish Communion Plate (1892) remains the definitive reference work on the subject, documenting the design, history, and use of communion vessels across Scotland. The volume includes a preface by the Moderator of the General Assembly, James MacGregor, and valuable chronological tables of Scottish hallmarks compiled by Alexander J.S. Brook. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates and engravings, it is both an important work of church history and a key reference for collectors of Scottish silver. Old Scottish Communion Plate, by the Rev. Thomas Burns, F.R.S.E., F.S.A. Scot., Minister of Lady Glendorch's Parish, Edinburgh. With a Preface by The Right Rev. James MacGregor, D.D., St Cuthbert's, Moderator of the General Assembly, and Chronological Tables of Scottish Hall-marks prepared by Alexander J.S. Brook, F.S.A. Scot. Published in Edinburgh by R. & R. Clark, 1892. Limited to 175 copies on large paper. This numbered 69 and is signed by the author. A good hardback in original Publisher's binding - burgundy leather spine and corners with gilt decoration, rules and titles. With red cloth over boards with gilt title and roundel to front cover. The covers with some rubbing, bumping and wear. Outer joints are rubbed, but all soundly bound. Text is bright and clean throughout, with clean and attractive plates. Burgundy endpapers with some rubbing. With gilt top edge to text block. A very usable copy of this substantial and comprehensive work. Text in English. xxx + 651pp + Numerous illustrations and Plates (some with tissue guards). Dimensions: approximately 295mm high x 248mm wide x 72mm. Approximate weight 3.5kg (unpacked). Signed by Author(s).

1905. George A Morton. Hard Cover. Book - VG, page edges & endpapers foxed, rough edges, gilt titles on spine. 9x7.5. 275pp. Ex-University Library.

1905. George A Morton. Hard Cover. Book - VG, page edges & endpapers foxed, rough edges, gilt titles on spine. 9x7.5. 275pp. Ex-University Library.

Half - Leather. Condition: Good Plus. Landseer, Thomas; Harvey, W. (illustrator). Five titles bound as one. Respective publish dates and sub-titles as follows: 1830; 1831; 1851 (republished from the times of saturday, 9th august, 1951, with a preface); 1848 (a sermon preached in the church of st. stephen, walbrook); 1835. Some scuffing to leather, removed bookplate on front pastedown and small heraldic shield to ffep, some light staining to top edge of some pages, occasional period owner name to title pages, otherwise contents clean and tight. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Red cloth; Burgundy leather at spine and corners; Gilt titling at spine and front cover; 651 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw plates and figures. One of 175 copies in this edition; Includes information about Scottish communion customs and their associated cups and tokens, as well as baptismal vessels; A thorough volume, which also contains a chapter devoted to Scottish hallmarks; Heavy. Good (Front hinge split; Back hinge taped; Corners bumped; Bookplate inside front cover; Some light foxing to first and last few pages, but most pages clean).